Description

Group Finance Manager

80-85K + Bonus

Central London (Hybrid working) (2 days in)

Duties

• Supporting the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting, including reporting by function
• Owning monthly financial reporting, including (but not limited to) automating functional reporting, implementing regional and product-level P&L reporting, and supporting financial KPI reporting aligned to agreed business strategies
• Preparing and reviewing management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment
• Managing and developing two direct reports, overseeing their workload and reviewing their output
• Reviewing the work of junior team members, providing quality control and developing the team
• Partnering with Commercial Finance to support reporting, analysis, and business decision-making
• Leading the audit transition
• Addressing key areas of focus identified during private equity due diligence, including: Incentives liability and escheatment, Sales tax compliance, Section 382 analysis for the use of US NOLs, Transfer pricing to support the optimal use of US and UK NOLs
• Identifying and driving process improvements across the finance function
• Leveraging AI tools and supporting or leading AI-related projects and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and process effectiveness across the finance function
• Getting stuck into ad hoc projects and analysis as priorities evolve – no two weeks look quite the same

What we’re looking for

Essential

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Strong technical ground and excellent attention to detail
• Proven experience thriving in a fast-paced environment – comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and pace
• A self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal hand-holding
• A genuine appetite for improving processes and project-managing change

Desirable

• Strong financial and management accounting experience
• Experience preparing group reporting by function
• Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation
• Comfort with finance technology, automation, or AI tools
• Experience managing or developing direct reports